cross-posted from: https://community.hackliberty.org/post/11932

This guide requires you to understand various important concepts in order to truly be anonymous on the internet. There is a vast array of concepts that will need to be thoroughly understood. You’ll be able to make and choose your own model based upon this guide.

- Understanding of Tor and its threats
- Understanding benefits and negatives of a VPN
- Understanding important privacy concepts
- Understanding important security concepts
- Understanding the principles of threat modeling
- Understanding how the internet functions

General Ideas:

- Using a VPN will NOT make you anonymous
- Just because you are using Tor does NOT mean you are safe
- An adversary with enough time and resources will eventually find you
- The best way to hide is to not use the internet
- The land of compromises